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Easy Remote Access?
TinyApps asks: "How do Slashdot readers make remote connections through firewalls and NAT routers when assisting friends/family/customers? Reverse VNC connection are relatively easy to setup, but there is also the free LogMeIn and WebEx's new free service that startstarted, this week. Do you all have any other ideas?"
I use tightvnc (www.tightvnc.com) - works good over a modem connection.
The article referenced by the Slashdot article, Reverse VNC connection, recommends TightVNC version 1.2.9. However, the TightVNC 1.3dev6 development version is a release candidate, and in my experience works fine.
Read the TightVNC Windows Documentation.
It isnt free but it ALWAYS works. You can even run it with only 2 files without an install. All you need is r_server.exe and adm(something).dll.
Myself and some other IT workers (different companies) use it constantly. One of the nice features is you can connect through one computer with the open port and bounce to the others in the local lan.
If you haven't tried it you should at least download and install it. It has a 30 day trial and is $35 per 2 computers. You can even install the serial number remotely... when expired it prompts you to enter the install key.
It is so popular it has been featured in worms to make zombies. So when it asks for a password... you better use one! famatech.com
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The Workstation edition of Remotely Anywhere is a VERY solid application. It costs about a hundred bucks, and is for Windows, but it offers excellent remote features including file transfer, remote computer management of resources and services, and full remote desktop control that in my opinion surpasses Microsoft Remote Desktop in speed and function. It uses either Active X, Java, or plain HTML for remoe access providing you maximum flexibility.
/.ers. It also doesn't blank the host screen or lock the keyboard by default, though it can.
It is highly configurable and full of "geekiness" that should please most Windows-based
Also, it only works with one host per license, which can be expensive if you manage multiple hosts, but if you are looking for a remote access solution, this is a solid one. It's certainly not a cheap solution, but if you want rock-solid and secure access, Remotely Anywhere is worth a look.
Not affiliated with the company, just using Remotely Anywhere and certaily enjoying it.
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